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Portugal has become the latest European nation to enforce a public face covering ban after President Antonio Jose Seguro signed the controversial legislation. The move has drawn criticism from human rights groups.
A Selangor state assemblyman is pushing for a more coordinated approach to resolving disputes over non-Muslim places of worship, arguing that development and religious heritage protection need not conflict.
The wife of missing pastor Raymond Koh has appealed directly to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim following a Court of Appeal decision to suspend a High Court order that had directed police to resume their investigation into the pastor's 2017 disappearance.
Malaysia's Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah (YADIM) has strongly condemned the detention of Jerusalem's Grand Mufti Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, describing it as a violation of religious freedom and an attack on the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Malaysia's Religious Affairs Minister has denounced the detention of Jerusalem's Grand Mufti at Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling on the UN and OIC to safeguard religious freedoms and Palestinian rights.